World Bank data provides a detailed picture of external debt stocks and flows for developing countries. The Quarterly External Debt Statistics and Quarterly Public Sector Debt databases enable a more complete understanding of global financial flows and public sector valuation methods. Data are gathered from national statistical organizations, central banks, and major multilateral institutions.
Use Cases
- Analyze external debt stocks and flows for Peru based on quarterly statistics mentioned in the description
- Model public sector debt instruments and valuation methods based on the described database tiers
- Compare debt data across government tiers (central, state, local) and extra-budgetary agencies as described
- Study global financial flows involving high-income countries and emerging markets using the quarterly external debt data
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank Group.
- Description specifies coverage of both external debt statistics and detailed public sector debt databases.
- License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group
- Collection Method
- Gathered from national statistical organizations and central banks as well as by various major multilateral institutions and World Bank staff.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 10:19:57.284378; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Peru